That's the thing, nobody ever thinks about, nobody ever talks about it. Nobody ever says 'Oh, this guys pushing 40'. He's an amazing fighter, an incredible athlete. The guy is an artist with his hands and feet, said White.

He didn't look like he was slowing down tonight. He fought a motivated, fired up, in shape, aggressive Chael Sonnen tonight. A Chael Sonnen who did what he said he was going to do, he put him on his back, he roughed him up like nobody else has, again, and he came out and he won in the second round. The guy is a freak of nature, I just think he's the greatest fighter of all time.

Striking

Significant strikes definitely go in favour of Silva but in total strikes, Sonnen took the nod.

Sonnen landed a total of 87 strikes, including 76 of them in Round 1 after getting an early take down. He threw a total of 105 punches, a 61percent landing ratio.

It only takes one miss, however, and one of those missed strikes will now be the spinning back fist that Sonnen is going to be over thinking for a long time to come.

There's always some opportunities, said Sonnen. I feel like a doofus cause I fell down but we're on the mat, we're in the battle and parts out there felt really good and there were some parts that really hurt, including the end.

Silva landed zero strikes in Round 1. He did not look like the longest reigning UFC champion in the company today.

Round 2, Silva landed 16 strikes in Round 2 to seal the victory. He threw a total of 31 punches in the fight, averaging a landed punch every second time.

Fight Overview

A grappling clinic in Round 1 and a defensive striking beat down in Round 2. That's how the fight went.

Anderson carried those UFC 117 fears into this fight, knowing that Sonnen will not let him stop for even a breath.

Sonnen outfought Silva in that first fight, until Silva got the hooks in out of nowhere and got the triangle choke.

It was the same start as the first as Sonnen put the pressure on Silva, but Sonnen couldn't get the monkey off his back.

Sonnen isn't quitting and says he's not going to stop working towards his goals.

I don't need a vacation, definitely not. I like work, I like to get up early and go to bed late, he said.

It's tough, but unfortunately it's not my first athletic defeat man, it's tough but this sport, you got a 50 percent chance of failure and you go out there, bite down on that mouthpiece and you do the best you can but you gotta man up sometimes and deal with it.

Silva was just simply happy his fight looked good and that he got the victory.

I'm very happy right now that I was able to go in there and put on a great performance. Chael came in very well prepared and I was able to put on a performance to not only for everyone that was inside the arena but for everyone that watches UFC all over the world.

When asked if he had any ill will toward Sonnen, Silva simply shook his head.